That's because back in September, Dafney wasn't even on an NFL roster – let alone the Packers'. After spending two seasons on Iowa's special-teams units, Dafney transferred to Indiana State to play his senior season.
Listed as a receiver, Dafney finished second on the Sycamores with 439 rushing yards after he began carrying the ball out of a wildcat formation during Indiana State's final four games. He scored seven touchdowns (six rushing, one receiving) and made the All-Missouri Valley Conference second team as a fullback.
Limited mainstream exposure seemed to hurt his draft stock. Dafney not only went undrafted last April, he didn't even sign an NFL contract until Aug. 26, when Indianapolis brought him in with less than a week remaining in an already truncated training camp. He was cut 13 days later.
One month after that, General Manager Brian Gutekunst and the Packers' scouting department brought the 6-foot-2, 243-pound tight end in for a workout…and eventually signed him to the practice squad the day after Deguara tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Atlanta.
"You've got to give credit to Gutey and our scouting department for finding Dafney," LaFleur said. "You'd never know he's a rookie. He can handle a lot. The game's not too big for him, and that's evident. When he walks in that huddle, there's no doubt he knows he belongs, and it's evident by the play on the field."
After first being elevated to the gameday roster in Week 13 against Philadelphia, Dafney was signed to the Packers' 53 on Dec. 12. He played 112 snaps (68 offense, 44 special teams) in five December games, with the high-water mark coming in the second quarter Sunday with his 13-yard TD grab from Rodgers.
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